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Owners of some of the 18 horses killed in a St. Clair County barn fire are finding out that they did not have enough insurance to replace all of what they lost.
Farm owner Beverly McCollum owned nine of the horses killed in the Sept. 9 fire
Change has been constant in the equine industry during the past couple of decades, ranging from sophisticated health care and treatment to improved living quarters for horses in our care, custody, and control.
When the horse was the prime
You’ve heard the names: Cushion Track, Polytrack, Tapeta, StaLok. They are the trademark names of the major players in racing’s latest frontier: the new North American market to replace dirt tracks with synthetic ones.
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Demi Song bounced his way into Canadian Thoroughbred record books at Woodbine Aug. 30 when the gelding won the first race over the track’s new Polytrack surface.
Woodbine is only the second track in North America to hold a race meeting o
Woodbine Racetrack unveiled its state-of-the-art Polytrack racing surface for training today (Aug. 27).
Hundreds of horses galloped, jogged, or walked while 84 recorded timed workouts ranging from two furlongs to seven furlongs during th
Buying a racehorse can be a gamble against time, soundness, and better competition, but never more so than when buying yearlings.
But researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University have found a correlation that might hel
A survey of buyers of Thoroughbred weanlings, yearlings, and 2-year-olds discovered that surgeries to correct conformation defects have a significant influence on whether or not someone will buy a horse at public auction.
In fact, 28.4%
Woodbine Entertainment Group has targeted Aug. 30 for its first race to take place on the Toronto track’s new state-of-the-art Polytrack surface.
“We expect to complete the installation of the Polytrack on top of the macadam (final
An allergy to hay and straw dust can be a tough sentence for a horse. But a black-and-white U.K. lesson horse with the problem is breathing more easily after a local community justice center and two magistrates’ courts began donating shredded
Excited children were all abuzz today (August 9) at the Kentucky Horse Park, with their favorite ponies by their sides, all hoping for an experience at this year?s Pony Finals that they will remember
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The award-winning teams behind “HorseCity.com TV” and “Extreme Cowboy Race” have created a DVD-based program for all equine enthusiasts.
The HorseCity.com DVD Club pulls together the popular
You know that burning sensation that fills your nostrils as you’re mucking out stalls? The fiery feeling spreads from your nose into your sinuses, down your throat, and billows through your lungs. It makes your eyes sting and water. Imagine living
Carole, Stevie and Lisa – the girls from The Saddle Club and their favorite horses Starlight, Prancer and Belle are riding on to
The Saddletech System for horse owners concerned about the comfort of their horses and the fit of their saddles is now available from Onsite Tack Services.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture received a $42,500 USDA grant on Friday (July 14) to conduct a feasibility study for an animal quarantine facility in proximity to Baltimore-Washington Thurgood
Lynn Palm and Cyril Pittion-Rossillon of Palm Partnership Training have introduced the “Alliance” line of English saddles featuring innovative trees designed to fit Quarter Horses, Appendix Quarter Horses, Paints, and other stock horse
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